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Sunday afternoon, nearly 300 people descended on the Jersey City Education Association at a “Solidarity Open House” to show solidarity and support for the almost 4000 members who went on strike last Friday. Guests brought food donations for Jersey City families as well as snacks for JCEA members to keep their energy up while out […] The post Parent and comm […]

Schools to open on schedule Monday Late Sunday evening, the leadership of Jersey City Education Association (JCEA) announced that they had reached a tentative agreement with the Jersey City Board of Education, following more than 20 negotiation sessions and a one-day strike on March 16. The agreement came after more than 13 hours of negotiations […] The post […]

Time for Board of Education to listen and act to get a settlement Over 4,000 members of the Jersey City Education Association have taken a bold stand for economic justice, affordable health care and great public schools for Jersey City’s students and families. JCEA’s action follows months of fruitless attempts by the local union to […] The post NJEA officers […]

Award-winning author Lisa Willever delivers the news in person Most New Jerseyans think their state is terrific, but a group of seven boys in Kim Pagano’s elementary special needs class took it to a new level: They wrote a winning essay, answering the question, “What makes […] The post Local students win essay contest appeared first on Ne […]